Hawaiian Mythology Names, Gods and Goddesses

Pele, Hina, Māui, Lono, Kāne, and Kanaloa are the great figures of Hawaiian legend. Some of these names are used for children today. Others are better known as story names.

Spotlight · names meaning mythology

Hina
“goddess of the moon”
hina (gray, silvery)
HEE-nahGirl
Lehua
“the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”
lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha flower)
leh-HOO-ahGirl
Māui
“the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui”
Māui, Polynesian trickster hero
MOW-eeBoy

Updated September 26, 2026

20 names · 12 girl · 7 boy · 1 unisex

The Hawaiian words for mythology

These are the words the names below are built from. Each links to a definition and every name that uses it.

Moon
Hina
“goddess of the moon”
Pronounced HEE-nah
Girl
Flower
Lehua
“the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”
Pronounced leh-HOO-ah
Girl
Strength
Māui
“the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui”
Pronounced MOW-ee
Boy
Hawaiian
Hiʻiaka
“carried in the bosom, goddess of hula and healing, sister of Pele”
Pronounced hee-ee-AH-kahhiʻi + aka
Girl
Ocean
Kanaloa
“god of the ocean and voyaging”
Pronounced kah-nah-LOH-ah
Boy
Hawaiian
Laka
“gentle, tame, goddess of hula”
Pronounced LAH-kah
Girl
Borrowed
Lea
“goddess of canoe builders, Hawaiian form of Leah”
Pronounced LEH-ah
Girl
Hawaiian
Lilinoe
“fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea”
Pronounced lee-lee-NOH-ehlili + noe
Girl
Peace
Lono
“god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace”
Pronounced LOH-noh
Boy
Hawaiian
Pele
“lava, the volcano goddess”
Pronounced PEH-leh
Girl
Ocean
Kaʻahupāhau
“the shark goddess who guards Pearl Harbor”
Pronounced kah-ah-hoo-PAH-how
Girl
Hawaiian
Kaiona
“a benevolent goddess of the Waiʻanae mountains”
Pronounced kye-OH-nah
Girl
Strength
Kana
“legendary stretching hero of Hawaiʻi Island”
Pronounced KAH-nah
Boy
Light
Kāne
“man, god of creation, light and fresh water”
Pronounced KAH-neh
Boy
Warrior
Kawelo
“legendary warrior-hero of Kauaʻi”
Pronounced kah-VEH-loh
Boy
Royal
Kiha
“a supernatural lizard, a chiefly name of Maui”
Pronounced KEE-hah
Boy
Ocean
Nāmaka
“the eyes, sea goddess, sister of Pele”
Pronounced NAH-mah-kahnā + maka
Girl
Flower
Naupaka
“a beach shrub whose half-flowers recall a legend of separated lovers”
Pronounced now-PAH-kah
Girl
Hawaiian
Poliʻahu
“bosom of the snow, snow goddess of Mauna Kea”
Pronounced poh-lee-AH-hoopoli + ʻahu
Girl
Hawaiian
Pueo
“the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit”
Pronounced poo-EH-oh
Unisex

Other meanings

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean mythology?

Hina (goddess of the moon), Lehua (the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele), Hiʻiaka (carried in the bosom, goddess of hula and healing, sister of Pele), Laka (gentle, tame, goddess of hula), Lea (goddess of canoe builders, Hawaiian form of Leah), Lilinoe (fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea).

What Hawaiian boy names mean mythology?

Māui (the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui), Kanaloa (god of the ocean and voyaging), Lono (god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace), Kana (legendary stretching hero of Hawaiʻi Island), Kāne (man, god of creation, light and fresh water), Kawelo (legendary warrior-hero of Kauaʻi).